Black bloggers make an impact in Hub, online

By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

Today, through the use of the Internet and new media tools like blogs, YouTube and Twitter, everyone can make their voices heard. An increasing share of the African American community is taking the opportunity to do just that, including a number based here in Boston.

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Study reports ‘healthy foods are harder to find’

By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

The ability of Bostonians to make healthy lifestyle choices has in recent years become partly dependent on where they live, according to the results of research conducted by a local health equity partnership.

With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness has spent the last six months interviewing residents in six Boston communities about their access to healthy foods and their amount of physical activity. They are revealing their findings in a series of community meetings.

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Digital television conversion delayed until June 12B

By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

Boston television viewers now have an additional four months to prepare for the long-anticipated digital changeover, a timetable expected to allow further outreach efforts to prepare the relative few in the city whose TVs are not yet ready.

The U.S. House of Representatives last Wednesday approved delaying the digital television changeover, a switch mandated by the 2005 passing of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act, which required broadcasters to stop transmitting the programming of their full-power television stations through analog signals and start using newer digital technology.

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Katrina survivor Rivers steps her rap game up

By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

Nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Gulf Coast, many who survived are still looking for ways to recuperate and move on with their lives. For Katrina survivor Kimberly Rivers, “moving on” meant revamping her music career.

Rivers is best known for her starring role in the film “Trouble the Water,” which followed her family in the immediate aftermath of the storm and recently received an Academy Award nomination in the “Best Documentary Feature” category. She is still in New Orleans today, rebuilding her life and jumpstarting her rap career.

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